I'm not sure whether John and Matt believed that I would post this one... this is what the Wii does to you - makes you a total geek. I think the goofiness of 'air guitar' has been replaced by 'air boxing'. Oh, so good to have him home!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Six Months!!
I'm blown away and it feels like I have been saying little man is a little newborn forever, but I have to face the fact that he is a big boy now. ;-) Kyan turned six months old yesterday and had his six month checkup this morning. He tips the scale at 20.5 pounds (90th percentile), he is 27 1/2 inches long (75th percentile), and his head is 17.25" around (50th percentile).
His doctor thinks he is a cutie (does she say that to all the babies?) and did note two things:
1. His little right eye is a wee bit smaller than the left, and is sending him to an opthamologist to be checked out. She said asymmetry is totally normal but she wants to be 100% sure there isn't a structural problem hiding out somewhere.
2: She said that he is easily the size of a one-year-old, and while my plan was to not feed him any food until at least nine months (although Alex knows my struggles with that idea as of late), the ped said that he really needs food now - cereal and veggies and fruits - 2x each per day! I would think that his size would prove that he's not exactly malnourished but ah well.
We went for puree'd carrots this afternoon, and as you can see, he seems to like them! This evening, while I had Rosie at the emergency vet (it's always something, huh?) and he was home with the fellas, he got hungry. John made brown rice cereal for him, and when he didn't act too interested in the 'soup' form, he put it in a bottle and watched the kid guzzle it down, and chase it with a bottle of mama's milk. I think he'll be the hulk next Halloween!! He'll be sooo ready!
Here are a couple of videos of his very first encounters with 'real' food this afternoon... (not including smudging a little banana or sweet potato on his lips a few weeks back). Glad to have you sharing the experience.
And here are a couple of shots from his evening carrot meal. The first time around (above), the dogs were outside. I should have planned better for round 2. Let's just say he had help with his little meal and his face stayed cleaner the 2nd time around...
His doctor thinks he is a cutie (does she say that to all the babies?) and did note two things:
1. His little right eye is a wee bit smaller than the left, and is sending him to an opthamologist to be checked out. She said asymmetry is totally normal but she wants to be 100% sure there isn't a structural problem hiding out somewhere.
2: She said that he is easily the size of a one-year-old, and while my plan was to not feed him any food until at least nine months (although Alex knows my struggles with that idea as of late), the ped said that he really needs food now - cereal and veggies and fruits - 2x each per day! I would think that his size would prove that he's not exactly malnourished but ah well.
We went for puree'd carrots this afternoon, and as you can see, he seems to like them! This evening, while I had Rosie at the emergency vet (it's always something, huh?) and he was home with the fellas, he got hungry. John made brown rice cereal for him, and when he didn't act too interested in the 'soup' form, he put it in a bottle and watched the kid guzzle it down, and chase it with a bottle of mama's milk. I think he'll be the hulk next Halloween!! He'll be sooo ready!
Here are a couple of videos of his very first encounters with 'real' food this afternoon... (not including smudging a little banana or sweet potato on his lips a few weeks back). Glad to have you sharing the experience.
And here are a couple of shots from his evening carrot meal. The first time around (above), the dogs were outside. I should have planned better for round 2. Let's just say he had help with his little meal and his face stayed cleaner the 2nd time around...
Matt is home!!
After a lot of hard work and a disappointing delay over the Thanksgiving holiday, Matt flew into town this past Monday and will be here until the morning of the 24th. He is here to bring his 'home contract' to life and see what works and what needs some tweaking. Some tweaks have already happened and we are all very optimistic about his permanent return. Matt may be eligible to go up for "graduate" level next Thursday (January 7, I believe) and then two weeks after that (if he succeeds) he mayyyyy be back for his 14 day visit. Then, it could be as few as two more weeks before he comes home. Admittedly, that is kind of the rigorous schedule so we aren't marking our calendars just yet, but we are just really proud of how far Matt has come since May! The future won't be without its bumps but we are glad to have our boy home. :-)
Here he is, in Alexa's room. He's thrilled to be back in his own clothes... (I think I like DRA's uniform a little better!)
Here he is, in Alexa's room. He's thrilled to be back in his own clothes... (I think I like DRA's uniform a little better!)
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Here Comes Santa Claus!
I wasn't going to post this picture this week, as it will be flying around in the form of a Christmas card, but John betrayed me and posted it to Facebook. So I guess the 'Kyan is out of the bag'.
And here is another, slightly more demure, version.
Merry Christmas, in advance!
And here is another, slightly more demure, version.
Merry Christmas, in advance!
Just a few pics... :-)
Here are just a couple of photos from the past couple of days. I have five minutes to spare at the moment so I thought I'd get them up before madness sets in and I get behind again!
And in other news, Matt is coming home tomorrow for ten days! Long story short, it was planned rather last-minute. But he has earned it and I am counting down to 1:40pm PST on Monday 12/14! He'll be here til the 23rd. Too excited to even discuss it - my mind is whirling!
Enjoy the pics... xo
My darling little Cameron (well, techinically Chrissy's darling little Cameron) with Kyan yesterday...
Yay for cold weather!
And in other news, Matt is coming home tomorrow for ten days! Long story short, it was planned rather last-minute. But he has earned it and I am counting down to 1:40pm PST on Monday 12/14! He'll be here til the 23rd. Too excited to even discuss it - my mind is whirling!
Enjoy the pics... xo
My darling little Cameron (well, techinically Chrissy's darling little Cameron) with Kyan yesterday...
Yay for cold weather!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
On the move...
Hmm, it has been an interesting week. I have said before that it blows my mind how much they change practically daily, nevermind weekly. And this past week... well, Kyan is on the move. He is doing a half-scoot, half-crawl thing, which sent me to Babies R Us for baby-proofing necessities. (Bummer shopping trip - it was a small fortune and there was not one book, toy, or outfit in the cart!)
The tackiest of all is our lovely fireplace foam cover (and you'll hear and see plenty of it, complete with banjo sound effects), but as much as I whine about it, it will protect his face from otherwise certain scarring like the one on my own lip from when I was a wee babe. Otherwise, it's all about outlets, cord covers, and the like.
Here is the one place he actually LIKES to stay put - the bath tub. No idea why this one came out blue, but I think it's kinda cool. He was having a fun time in the bath with his toys. Check out the moobs (aka man-boobs)! ;-)
Here are a few unrelated, non-mobile shots that bring a smile to my face...
Oh, gone are the days of detesting the car seat. AMEN!
Hello, everyone! Remember this outfit when he got it and the little hat fell in his eyes? Now it's more like a 'do-rag. Add this outfit to K's too-small closet (yes, a whole closet).
Don't you wish you know what they are thinking with faces like this?
Loving the early wake-up smile
I wish I felt this kind of joy in the morning!
The tackiest of all is our lovely fireplace foam cover (and you'll hear and see plenty of it, complete with banjo sound effects), but as much as I whine about it, it will protect his face from otherwise certain scarring like the one on my own lip from when I was a wee babe. Otherwise, it's all about outlets, cord covers, and the like.
Here is the one place he actually LIKES to stay put - the bath tub. No idea why this one came out blue, but I think it's kinda cool. He was having a fun time in the bath with his toys. Check out the moobs (aka man-boobs)! ;-)
Since catching him in action and sharing with is beloved fans means video, I haven't taken many stills of him on the crawl. Will work on it and just get other cutie little stills of him when he is not busy cleaning the floor with his knees and buddha belly.
Another side effect of Kyan being more mobile - the war of the toys. Every time you turn around, Kyan is eating Elvis' toys (we drew the line at K shoving E's cow hoof towards his mouth) and Elvis is eating Kyan's toys.
Sorry this is SO dark - must remember that dim evening lighting doesn't translate well to film.
He loves the foam-covered fireplace... too much! Especially since it's often burning a fire now. What to do... (There are actually a few of these dark fireplace videos since it's where he tries to hang out. But I will spare you.)
Elvis, getting even. Boys will be boys!
Here are a few unrelated, non-mobile shots that bring a smile to my face...
Oh, gone are the days of detesting the car seat. AMEN!
Hello, everyone! Remember this outfit when he got it and the little hat fell in his eyes? Now it's more like a 'do-rag. Add this outfit to K's too-small closet (yes, a whole closet).
Don't you wish you know what they are thinking with faces like this?
Loving the early wake-up smile
I wish I felt this kind of joy in the morning!
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